#WTDay21 is Oct 13th.
Ever wonder how long you should treat a DVT? Should you use thrombophilia testing? How to tell if a clot is new or old? Dr. Moll will teach you that & more! @StephanHDMoll
Visit https://t.co/MqyylBdsSm on 10/13/21 for 45 mins w/an expert! @thrombosisday
Increased risk for blood clots (in legs or lungs, i.e. DVT or PE) with COVID-19 vaccination? No. Statement from the scientific ISTH here: https://t.co/mxL7cFpAbP. It is recommend that all eligible adults should continue to get the vaccine.
If you are on a blood thinner (of have had a DVT or PE), is it safe to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Yes! Things to consider, see Clot Connect summary: https://t.co/CvKqG3PDjt
Severe COVID-19 in ICU: Important blood thinner trial (ACTIV-4) stopped prematurely because of efficacy futility and concerns about safety of anticoagulation. https://t.co/J4Uxn0Dtca. Algorithm UNC currently uses: https://t.co/fu3Rtre5rI .
For patients on blood thinners: Eliquis, Pradaxa, Savaysa, Xarelto, Lovenox and Fragmin are too expensive? What financial assistance programs are available? Discussion and relevant links summarized here - https://t.co/h9ylkjUb6v - by Clot Connect.
Brand Coumadin is being discontinued; Jantoven and generic warfarin not a problem. Info and alternatives for anticoagulant/blood thinner treatment discussed here: https://t.co/Ss1lZO6NmQ
Patients on blood thinners (anticoagulants):
What you need to know about refilling your prescriptions during the coronavirus outbreak.
https://t.co/ZXVqLpaflq
After bariatric surgery, if anticoagulation is needed: Can Xarelto, Eliquis, Pradaxa or Savaysa reliably be used? Or is warfarin a better choice? https://t.co/FIYzMSKrfp
High level athletes and blood clots: Nice to be a clotting specialist, assisting athletes through the UNC "Athletes and Blood Clots" clinic/program to potentially get back to play. https://t.co/tELiNvRbAb. Thanks for the teamwork, UNC Sports Medicine colleague Dr. Josh Berkowitz.
Astronaut with blood clot: good outcome, successful mission. Honor to be a clotting specialist called upon by NASA https://t.co/Sm6cuqVQqG. Case publication at NEJM today, Jan 2, 2019.
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) - can direct oral anticoagulants be used? Summary of 4 ongoing/completed studies and a perspective, in ASH's The Hematologist: https://t.co/unGS8ABsvY + TRAPS study (warfarin versus Xarelto) prematurely stopped - what are the results?